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Alla Spina

Alla Spina is a five piece New Wave band from Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. Forming in late 2010, Alla Spina are already becoming well known in and around Brisbane for their high energy music and performances. Influenced by various forms of music, Alla Spina (which means “pumped up” in Italian), play music inflected by Punk, rock, pop and ska. The band strive to break musical and social boundaries by sticking to a “no boundaries” formula to their hybrid sound and writing songs that speak about breaking stereotypes and following one’s own path.

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The Resignators

The Resignators Rock Reggae Ska www.theresignators.com The Resignators bring a sound that has proven to be unheard; something new and raw. They create an eclectic collaboration of sounds by utilizing traditional rock instrumentation, and combing them with a distinct horn section to fashion an innovative collection of concepts influenced by ska and reggae beats, rock riffs and punk energy. The Resignators are pioneering the way to new concepts and are at the foot of a musical revolution.

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Trojan Sound System

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San Salvador

Featuring former members of the retired Sounds Like Chicken, San Salvador combines dry and heavy reggae with rock and roll stretching the boundaries of genre stereotypes. Sure to make you kick on and dance, this live show will prove to groove.

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Dj Derek

A wicked pensioner who mixes up robust reggae riddims, and throws in life advice to boot.

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The Toasters

The Toasters came out of the lower east side of Manhattan, New York in 1981. Cutting their teeth at legendary punk rock clubs, like CBGB’S, the band has proceeded on to defy gravity and industry skeptics alike by staying true to their original 2-Tone roots and earning their rightful place in the history of international Ska music. In their role as consummate outsiders, the band has turned down major record deals and have opted instead to run down their own track where...

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Authority Zero

Authority Zero is a punk rock band from Mesa, Arizona. The band has punk rock and reggae influences, with Bad Religion, Pennywise, and Sublime as heavy influences for the band. There is also an obvious spanish/portuguese influence in the band's music. The band's latest album, entitled 12:34 was released on January 30, 2007. The track "Courage" has been released as a single. The band recently toured with Rehab on the "Lack of Luxury" 2007 tour. This album is the final one featuring Jeremy Wood on bass, leaving in November 2006 due to personal differences within the band.

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Bedouin Soundclash

Bedouin Soundclash is a reggae/alternative rock band from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The current lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski and bassist Eon Sinclair. Drummer Pat Pengelly left the group in January 2009. Their debut album, Root Fire, released in 2001 also included djimbae player Brett Dunlop. The band met while attending Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The band released their second album, Sounding a Mosaic, in 2004.

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Joyride

Berdiri di tahun 2005 di kota Denpasar, Bali - Indonesia. JOYRIDE didirikan oleh bassist Billy Bagus, kemudian menyusul bergabung vokalis+gitaris Joe Enders dan drummer Don 'Dagger' Christyanto
Nama JOYRIDE diambil dari judul sebuah lagu milik BAND HARDCORE bernama THE WEDDING, bukan diambil dari lagu milik ROXETTE! =)
Pada masa awal terbentuknya, genre JOYRIDE adalah pop punk dan post-hardcore, namun sering terjadi pergantian gitaris. akhirnya pada tahun 2007 gitaris Gils Francis bergabung ke dalam formasi untuk mengisi posisi yang kosong pada line up yang ada.

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Streetlight Manifesto

Streetlight Manifesto is a third wave ska/punk band from East Brunswick, New Jersey under the creative leadership of singer/guitarist Tomas Kalnoky. Since forming in 2002, the band has released four full-length albums. Several of Streetlight's members were already well known among the New Jersey ska community for their roles in past ska bands from that area, most notably Catch 22's Tomas Kalnoky, James Egan, Mike Soprano, and Josh Ansley, as well as One Cool Guy's Stuart Karmatz, Pete Sibilia, Dan Ross, and Chris Paszik.

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